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  2. Florence - Wikipedia

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    Florence ( / ˈflɒrəns / FLORR-ənss; Italian: Firenze [fiˈrɛntse] ⓘ) [a] is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany. It is also the most populated city in Tuscany, with 360,930 inhabitants in 2023, and 984,991 in its metropolitan area. [4] Florence was a centre of medieval European trade and finance and one of the wealthiest ...

  3. Uffizi - Wikipedia

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    The Uffizi Gallery ( UK: / juːˈfɪtsi, ʊˈfiːtsi / yoo-FIT-see, uu-FEET-see; [ 2 ][ 3 ] Italian: Galleria degli Uffizi, pronounced [ɡalleˈriːa deʎʎ ufˈfittsi]) is a prominent art museum located adjacent to the Piazza della Signoria in the Historic Centre of Florence in the region of Tuscany, Italy. One of the most important Italian ...

  4. History of Florence - Wikipedia

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    Margrave Hugh "the Great" of Tuscany chose Florence as his residence instead of Lucca in about 1000 CE. This initiated a Golden Age of Florentine Art. In 1013, construction was begun on the Basilica di San Miniato al Monte. The exterior of the baptistry was reworked in Romanesque style between 1059 and 1128.

  5. Ponte Vecchio - Wikipedia

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    30 metres (98 ft) Location. The Ponte Vecchio ( Italian pronunciation: [ˈponte ˈvɛkkjo]; [ 1] "Old Bridge") [ 2] is a medieval stone closed- spandrel segmental arch bridge over the Arno, in Florence, Italy. The only bridge in Florence spared from destruction during World War II, it is noted for the shops built along it; building shops on ...

  6. Florence Cathedral - Wikipedia

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    Florence Cathedral ( Italian: Duomo di Firenze ), formally the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Flower (Italian: Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore [katteˈdraːle di ˈsanta maˈriːa del ˈfjoːre] ), is the cathedral of Florence, Italy. It was begun in 1296 in the Gothic style to a design of Arnolfo di Cambio and was structurally completed by ...

  7. Santa Croce, Florence - Wikipedia

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    Santa Croce, Florence. /  43.768417°N 11.262722°E  / 43.768417; 11.262722. The Basilica di Santa Croce ( Italian for 'Basilica of the Holy Cross') is a minor basilica and the principal Franciscan church of Florence, Italy. It is situated on the Piazza di Santa Croce, about 800 metres southeast of the Duomo, on what was once marshland ...

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